struct/array problem with empty positions

Need a little assistance with a struct/array problem please! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Data in question is coming from ONE row in the database.

There are six "fpcomm" cells: fpcomm1,fpcomm2, ... and so on

There are also six "fpord" cells: fpord1, fpord2, ... and so on 

So, I need to display the contents of the fpcomm cells, ordered by the integer in the fpord cells.

My query is "getNEWS". 

The below works great, and sorts the results as I need. 

<cfset allNEWS = StructNew()>

<cfloop from="1" to="6" index="i">    

<cfset oneSTORY = StructNew()>    

<cfset oneSTORY.cellID = "#i#">    

<cfset oneSTORY.ord = "#getNEWS["fpord#i#"][1]#">    

<cfset oneSTORY.cell = "#getNEWS["fpcomm#i#"][1]#">    

<cfset allNEWS[oneSTORY.cell] = oneSTORY>

</cfloop>

<cfset sortedKeys = StructSort(allNEWS, "numeric", "asc", "ord")> 

Here's the problem, maybe fpcomm5 and fpcomm6 are EMPTY (or NULL) on a particular day. REGARDLESS, I still need all six positions in "sortedKeys" returned. 

Let's say for the moment that fpcomm5 and fpcomm6 cells are empty. If I do a dump of "sortedKeys", I'll get:

1   Item One

2   Item Two

3   Something Else

4   Even Something Else

5   [empty string] 

It INCLUDES the first emtpy row (fpcomm5), but NOT fpcomm6, which looks exactly like fpcomm5 in the database. If fpcomm4, 5, and 6 are empty, it will include fpcomm4, but not 5 and 6.

Weird - it only include the FIRST empty element....

I need the array to always include all six elements. [empty string] is exactly what I need - but I need ALL of them. 

Suggestions?